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1. Variation in Structure and Process of Care in Traumatic Brain Injury: Provider Profiles of European Neurotrauma Centers Participating in the CENTER-TBI Study

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Cnossen M. C., Polinder S., Lingsma H. F., Maas A. I. R., Menon D., Steyerberg E. W., Adams H., Alessandro M., Allanson J., Amrein K., Andaluz N., Andelic N., Andrea N., Andreassen L., Anke A., Antoni A., Ardon H., Audibert G., Auslands K., Azouvi P., Baciu C., Bacon A., Badenes R., Baglin T., Bartels R., Barzo P., Bauerfeind U., Beer R., Belda F. J., Bellander B. -M., Belli A., Bellier R., Benali H., Benard T., Berardino M., Beretta L., Beynon C., Bilotta F., Binder H., Biqiri E., Blaabjerg M., Borgen L. S., Bouzat P., Bragge P., Brazinova A., Brehar F., Brorsson C., Buki A., Bullinger M., Buckova V., Calappi E., Cameron P., Carbayo L. G., Carise E., Carpenter C., Castano-Leon A. M., Causin F., Chevallard G., Chieregato A., Citerio G., Coburn M. C., Coles J., Cooper J. D., Correia M., Covic A., Curry N., Czeiter E., Czosnyka M., Dahyot-Fizelier C., Damas F., Damas P., Dawes H., De Keyser V., Della Corte F., Depreitere B., Ding S., Dippel D., Dizdarevic K., Duliere G. -L., Dzeko A., Eapen G., Engemann H., Ercole A., Esser P., Ezer E., Fabricius M., Feigin V. L., Feng J., Foks K., Fossi F., Francony G., Frantzen J., Freo U., Frisvold S., Furmanov A., Gagliardo P., Galanaud D., Gao G., Geleijns K., Ghuysen A., Giraud B., Glocker B., Gomez P. A., Grossi F., Gruen R. L., Gupta D., Haagsma J. A., Hadzic E., Haitsma I., Hartings J. A., Helbok R., Helseth E., Hertle D., Hill S., Hoedemaekers A., Hoefer S., Hutchinson P. J., Haberg A. K., Jacobs B., Janciak I., Janssens K., Jiang J., Jones K., Kalala J. -P., Kamnitsas K., Karan M., Karau J., Katila A., Kaukonen M., Keeling D., Kerforne T., Ketharanathan N., Kettunen J., Kivisaari R., Kolias A. G., Kolumban B., Kompanje E., Kondziella D., Koskinen L. -O., Kovacs N., Kalovits F., Lagares A., Lanyon L., Laureys S., Lauritzen M., Lecky F., Ledig C., Lefering R., Legrand V., Lei J., Levi L., Lightfoot R., Lingsma H., Loeckx D., Lozano A., Luddington R., Luijten-Arts C., MacDonald S., MacFayden C., Maegele M., Majdan M., Major S., Manara A., Manhes P., Manley G., Martin D., Martino C., Maruenda A., Marechal H., Mastelova D., Mattern J., McMahon C., Melegh B., Menovsky T., Morganti-Kossmann C., Mulazzi D., Mutschler M., Muhlan H., Negru A., Nelson D., Neugebauer E., Newcombe V., Noirhomme Q., Nyiradi J., Oddo M., Oldenbeuving A., Oresic M., Ortolano F., Palotie A., Parizel P. M., Patruno A., Payen J. -F., Perera N., Perlbarg V., Persona P., Peul W., Pichon N., Piilgaard H., Piippo A., Pili F. S., Pirinen M., Ples H., Pomposo I., Psota M., Pullens P., Puybasset L., Ragauskas A., Raj R., Rambadagalla M., Rehorcikova V., Rhodes J., Richardson S., Ripatti S., Rocka S., Rodier N., Roe C., Roise O., Roks G., Romegoux P., Rosand J., Rosenfeld J., Rosenlund C., Rosenthal G., Rossaint R., Rossi S., Rostalski T., Rueckert D. L., Ruiz De Arcaute F., Rusnak M., Sacchi M., Sahakian B., Sahuquillo J., Sakowitz O., Sala F., Sanchez-Pena P., Sanchez-Porras R., Sandor J., Santos E., Sasse N., Sasu L., Savo D., Schipper I., Schlosser B., Schmidt S., Schneider A., Schoechl H., Schoonman G., Schou R. F., Schwendenwein E., Scholl M., Sir O., Skandsen T., Smakman L., Smeets D., Smielewski P., Sorinola A., Stamatakis E. L., Stanworth S., Stegemann K., Steinbuchel N., Stevens R., Stewart W., Stocchetti N., Sundstrom N., Synnot A., Szabo J., Soderberg J., Taccone F. S., Tamas V., Tanskanen P., Tascu A., Taylor M. S., Te Ao B., Tenovuo O., Teodorani G., Theadom A., Thomas M., Tibboel D., Tolias C., Tshibanda J. -F. L., Tudora C. M., Vajkoczy P., Valeinis E., Van Hecke W., Van Praag D., Van Roost D., Van Vlierberghe E., Vande Vyvere T., Vanhaudenhuyse A., Vargiolu A., Vega E., Verheyden J., Vespa P. M., Vik A., Vilcinis R., Vizzino G., Vleggeert-Lankamp C., Volovici V., Vulekovic P., Vamos Z., Wade D., Wang K. K. W., Wang L., Wildschut E., Williams G., Willumsen L., Wilson A., Wilson L., Winkler M. K. L., Ylen P., Younsi A., Zaaroor M., Zhang Z., Zheng Z., Zumbo F., De Lange S., De Ruiter G. C. W., Den Boogert H., Van Dijck J., Van Essen T. A., Van Heugten C., Van Der Jagt M., Van Der Naalt J., CENTER-Tbi Invest Participants, Cnossen, M, Polinder, S, Lingsma, H, Maas, A, Menon, D, Steyerberg, E, Adams, H, Alessandro, M, Allanson, J, Amrein, K, Andaluz, N, Andelic, N, Andrea, N, Andreassen, L, Anke, A, Antoni, A, Ardon, H, Audibert, G, Auslands, K, Azouvi, P, Baciu, C, Bacon, A, Badenes, R, Baglin, T, Bartels, R, Barzo, P, Bauerfeind, U, Beer, R, Belda, F, Bellander, B, Belli, A, Bellier, R, Benali, H, Benard, T, Berardino, M, Beretta, L, Beynon, C, Bilotta, F, Binder, H, Biqiri, E, Blaabjerg, M, Borgen, L, Bouzat, P, Bragge, P, Brazinova, A, Brehar, F, Brorsson, C, Buki, A, Bullinger, M, Buckova, V, Calappi, E, Cameron, P, Carbayo, L, Carise, E, Carpenter, C, Castano-Leon, A, Causin, F, Chevallard, G, Chieregato, A, Citerio, G, Coburn, M, Coles, J, Cooper, J, Correia, M, Covic, A, Curry, N, Czeiter, E, Czosnyka, M, Dahyot-Fizelier, C, Damas, F, Damas, P, Dawes, H, De Keyser, V, Della Corte, F, Depreitere, B, Ding, S, Dippel, D, Dizdarevic, K, Duliere, G, Dzeko, A, Eapen, G, Engemann, H, Ercole, A, Esser, P, Ezer, E, Fabricius, M, Feigin, V, Feng, J, Foks, K, Fossi, F, Francony, G, Frantzen, J, Freo, U, Frisvold, S, Furmanov, A, Gagliardo, P, Galanaud, D, Gao, G, Geleijns, K, Ghuysen, A, Giraud, B, Glocker, B, Gomez, P, Grossi, F, Gruen, R, Gupta, D, Haagsma, J, Hadzic, E, Haitsma, I, Hartings, J, Helbok, R, Helseth, E, Hertle, D, Hill, S, Hoedemaekers, A, Hoefer, S, Hutchinson, P, Haberg, A, Jacobs, B, Janciak, I, Janssens, K, Jiang, J, Jones, K, Kalala, J, Kamnitsas, K, Karan, M, Karau, J, Katila, A, Kaukonen, M, Keeling, D, Kerforne, T, Ketharanathan, N, Kettunen, J, Kivisaari, R, Kolias, A, Kolumban, B, Kompanje, E, Kondziella, D, Koskinen, L, Kovacs, N, Kalovits, F, Lagares, A, Lanyon, L, Laureys, S, Lauritzen, M, Lecky, F, Ledig, C, Lefering, R, Legrand, V, Lei, J, Levi, L, Lightfoot, R, Loeckx, D, Lozano, A, Luddington, R, Luijten-Arts, C, Macdonald, S, Macfayden, C, Maegele, M, Majdan, M, Major, S, Manara, A, Manhes, P, Manley, G, Martin, D, Martino, C, Maruenda, A, Marechal, H, Mastelova, D, Mattern, J, Mcmahon, C, Melegh, B, Menovsky, T, Morganti-Kossmann, C, Mulazzi, D, Mutschler, M, Muhlan, H, Negru, A, Nelson, D, Neugebauer, E, Newcombe, V, Noirhomme, Q, Nyiradi, J, Oddo, M, Oldenbeuving, A, Oresic, M, Ortolano, F, Palotie, A, Parizel, P, Patruno, A, Payen, J, Perera, N, Perlbarg, V, Persona, P, Peul, W, Pichon, N, Piilgaard, H, Piippo, A, Pili, F, Pirinen, M, Ples, H, Pomposo, I, Psota, M, Pullens, P, Puybasset, L, Ragauskas, A, Raj, R, Rambadagalla, M, Rehorcikova, V, Rhodes, J, Richardson, S, Ripatti, S, Rocka, S, Rodier, N, Roe, C, Roise, O, Roks, G, Romegoux, P, Rosand, J, Rosenfeld, J, Rosenlund, C, Rosenthal, G, Rossaint, R, Rossi, S, Rostalski, T, Rueckert, D, Ruiz De Arcaute, F, Rusnak, M, Sacchi, M, Sahakian, B, Sahuquillo, J, Sakowitz, O, Sala, F, Sanchez-Pena, P, Sanchez-Porras, R, Sandor, J, Santos, E, Sasse, N, Sasu, L, Savo, D, Schipper, I, Schlosser, B, Schmidt, S, Schneider, A, Schoechl, H, Schoonman, G, Schou, R, Schwendenwein, E, Scholl, M, Sir, O, Skandsen, T, Smakman, L, Smeets, D, Smielewski, P, Sorinola, A, Stamatakis, E, Stanworth, S, Stegemann, K, Steinbuchel, N, Stevens, R, Stewart, W, Stocchetti, N, Sundstrom, N, Synnot, A, Szabo, J, Soderberg, J, Taccone, F, Tamas, V, Tanskanen, P, Tascu, A, Taylor, M, Te Ao, B, Tenovuo, O, Teodorani, G, Theadom, A, Thomas, M, Tibboel, D, Tolias, C, Tshibanda, J, Tudora, C, Vajkoczy, P, Valeinis, E, Van Hecke, W, Van Praag, D, Van Roost, D, Van Vlierberghe, E, Vande Vyvere, T, Vanhaudenhuyse, A, Vargiolu, A, Vega, E, Verheyden, J, Vespa, P, Vik, A, Vilcinis, R, Vizzino, G, Vleggeert-Lankamp, C, Volovici, V, Vulekovic, P, Vamos, Z, Wade, D, Wang, K, Wang, L, Wildschut, E, Williams, G, Willumsen, L, Wilson, A, Wilson, L, Winkler, M, Ylen, P, Younsi, A, Zaaroor, M, Zhang, Z, Zheng, Z, Zumbo, F, De Lange, S, De Ruiter, G, Den Boogert, H, Van Dijck, J, Van Essen, T, Van Heugten, C, Van Der Jagt, M, Van Der Naalt, J, Cnossen, M. C., Polinder, S., Lingsma, H. F., Maas, A. I. R., Menon, D., Steyerberg, E. W., Adams, H., Alessandro, M., Allanson, J., Amrein, K., Andaluz, N., Andelic, N., Andrea, N., Andreassen, L., Anke, A., Antoni, A., Ardon, H., Audibert, G., Auslands, K., Azouvi, P., Baciu, C., Bacon, A., Badenes, R., Baglin, T., Bartels, R., Barzo, P., Bauerfeind, U., Beer, R., Belda, F. J., Bellander, B. -M., Belli, A., Bellier, R., Benali, H., Benard, T., Berardino, M., Beretta, L., Beynon, C., Bilotta, F., Binder, H., Biqiri, E., Blaabjerg, M., Borgen, L. S., Bouzat, P., Bragge, P., Brazinova, A., Brehar, F., Brorsson, C., Buki, A., Bullinger, M., Buckova, V., Calappi, E., Cameron, P., Carbayo, L. G., Carise, E., Carpenter, C., Castano-Leon, A. M., Causin, F., Chevallard, G., Chieregato, A., Citerio, G., Coburn, M. C., Coles, J., Cooper, J. D., Correia, M., Covic, A., Curry, N., Czeiter, E., Czosnyka, M., Dahyot-Fizelier, C., Damas, F., Damas, P., Dawes, H., De Keyser, V., Della Corte, F., Depreitere, B., Ding, S., Dippel, D., Dizdarevic, K., Duliere, G. -L., Dzeko, A., Eapen, G., Engemann, H., Ercole, A., Esser, P., Ezer, E., Fabricius, M., Feigin, V. L., Feng, J., Foks, K., Fossi, F., Francony, G., Frantzen, J., Freo, U., Frisvold, S., Furmanov, A., Gagliardo, P., Galanaud, D., Gao, G., Geleijns, K., Ghuysen, A., Giraud, B., Glocker, B., Gomez, P. A., Grossi, F., Gruen, R. L., Gupta, D., Haagsma, J. A., Hadzic, E., Haitsma, I., Hartings, J. A., Helbok, R., Helseth, E., Hertle, D., Hill, S., Hoedemaekers, A., Hoefer, S., Hutchinson, P. J., Haberg, A. K., Jacobs, B., Janciak, I., Janssens, K., Jiang, J., Jones, K., Kalala, J. -P., Kamnitsas, K., Karan, M., Karau, J., Katila, A., Kaukonen, M., Keeling, D., Kerforne, T., Ketharanathan, N., Kettunen, J., Kivisaari, R., Kolias, A. G., Kolumban, B., Kompanje, E., Kondziella, D., Koskinen, L. -O., Kovacs, N., Kalovits, F., Lagares, A., Lanyon, L., Laureys, S., Lauritzen, M., Lecky, F., Ledig, C., Lefering, R., Legrand, V., Lei, J., Levi, L., Lightfoot, R., Lingsma, H., Loeckx, D., Lozano, A., Luddington, R., Luijten-Arts, C., Macdonald, S., Macfayden, C., Maegele, M., Majdan, M., Major, S., Manara, A., Manhes, P., Manley, G., Martin, D., Martino, C., Maruenda, A., Marechal, H., Mastelova, D., Mattern, J., Mcmahon, C., Melegh, B., Menovsky, T., Morganti-Kossmann, C., Mulazzi, D., Mutschler, M., Muhlan, H., Negru, A., Nelson, D., Neugebauer, E., Newcombe, V., Noirhomme, Q., Nyiradi, J., Oddo, M., Oldenbeuving, A., Oresic, M., Ortolano, F., Palotie, A., Parizel, P. M., Patruno, A., Payen, J. -F., Perera, N., Perlbarg, V., Persona, P., Peul, W., Pichon, N., Piilgaard, H., Piippo, A., Pili, F. S., Pirinen, M., Ples, H., Pomposo, I., Psota, M., Pullens, P., Puybasset, L., Ragauskas, A., Raj, R., Rambadagalla, M., Rehorcikova, V., Rhodes, J., Richardson, S., Ripatti, S., Rocka, S., Rodier, N., Roe, C., Roise, O., Roks, G., Romegoux, P., Rosand, J., Rosenfeld, J., Rosenlund, C., Rosenthal, G., Rossaint, R., Rossi, S., Rostalski, T., Rueckert, D. L., Ruiz De Arcaute, F., Rusnak, M., Sacchi, M., Sahakian, B., Sahuquillo, J., Sakowitz, O., Sala, F., Sanchez-Pena, P., Sanchez-Porras, R., Sandor, J., Santos, E., Sasse, N., Sasu, L., Savo, D., Schipper, I., Schlosser, B., Schmidt, S., Schneider, A., Schoechl, H., Schoonman, G., Schou, R. F., Schwendenwein, E., Scholl, M., Sir, O., Skandsen, T., Smakman, L., Smeets, D., Smielewski, P., Sorinola, A., Stamatakis, E. L., Stanworth, S., Stegemann, K., Steinbuchel, N., Stevens, R., Stewart, W., Stocchetti, N., Sundstrom, N., Synnot, A., Szabo, J., Soderberg, J., Taccone, F. S., Tamas, V., Tanskanen, P., Tascu, A., Taylor, M. S., Te Ao, B., Tenovuo, O., Teodorani, G., Theadom, A., Thomas, M., Tibboel, D., Tolias, C., Tshibanda, J. -F. L., Tudora, C. M., Vajkoczy, P., Valeinis, E., Van Hecke, W., Van Praag, D., Van Roost, D., Van Vlierberghe, E., Vande Vyvere, T., Vanhaudenhuyse, A., Vargiolu, A., Vega, E., Verheyden, J., Vespa, P. M., Vik, A., Vilcinis, R., Vizzino, G., Vleggeert-Lankamp, C., Volovici, V., Vulekovic, P., Vamos, Z., Wade, D., Wang, K. K. W., Wang, L., Wildschut, E., Williams, G., Willumsen, L., Wilson, A., Wilson, L., Winkler, M. K. L., Ylen, P., Younsi, A., Zaaroor, M., Zhang, Z., Zheng, Z., Zumbo, F., De Lange, S., De Ruiter, G. C. W., Den Boogert, H., Van Dijck, J., Van Essen, T. A., Van Heugten, C., Van Der Jagt, M., Van Der Naalt, J., Commission of the European Communities, Molecular Neuroscience and Ageing Research (MOLAR), Menon, David [0000-0002-3228-9692], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, and Public Health

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Questionnaires, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, Medical Doctors, Neurologi, Health Care Providers, CENTER-TBI Investigators and Participants, lcsh:Medicine, Poison control, Occupational safety and health, Diagnostic Radiology, Geographical Locations, 0302 clinical medicine, Trauma Centers, Surveys and Questionnaires, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Medicine and Health Sciences, Brain Damage, Longitudinal Studies, Prospective Studies, Israel, lcsh:Science, Tomography, Trauma Medicine, Multidisciplinary, Radiology and Imaging, traumatic brain injury, Trauma center, Hospitals, 3. Good health, Europe, Hospitalization, Professions, Intensive Care Units, Neurology, Research Design, Intracranial pressure monitoring, Medical emergency, Engineering sciences. Technology, Research Article, medicine.medical_specialty, Imaging Techniques, Traumatic brain injury, General Science & Technology, Concordance, Comparative effectiveness research, Neuroimaging, Research and Analysis Methods, 03 medical and health sciences, Diagnostic Medicine, Physicians, Injury prevention, MD Multidisciplinary, medicine, Humans, Treatment Guidelines, Survey Research, Health Care Policy, business.industry, lcsh:R, Biology and Life Sciences, 030208 emergency & critical care medicine, Length of Stay, medicine.disease, ta3124, Computed Axial Tomography, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, Family medicine, People and Places, lcsh:Q, Population Groupings, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Neuroscience
Abstract

© 2016 Cnossen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Introduction: The strength of evidence underpinning care and treatment recommendations in traumatic brain injury (TBI) is low. Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has been proposed as a framework to provide evidence for optimal care for TBI patients. The first step in CER is to map the existing variation. The aim of current study is to quantify variation in general structural and process characteristics among centers participating in the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study. Methods: We designed a set of 11 provider profiling questionnaires with 321 questions about various aspects of TBI care, chosen based on literature and expert opinion. After pilot testing, questionnaires were disseminated to 71 centers from 20 countries participating in the CENTER-TBI study. Reliability of questionnaires was estimated by calculating a concordance rate among 5% duplicate questions. Results: All 71 centers completed the questionnaires. Median concordance rate among duplicate questions was 0.85. The majority of centers were academic hospitals (n = 65, 92%), designated as a level I trauma center (n = 48, 68%) and situated in an urban location (n = 70, 99%). The availability of facilities for neuro-trauma care varied across centers; e.g. 40 (57%) had a dedicated neuro-intensive care unit (ICU), 36 (51%) had an in-hospital rehabilitation unit and the organization of the ICU was closed in 64% (n = 45) of the centers. In addition, we found wide variation in processes of care, such as the ICU admission policy and intracranial pressure monitoring policy among centers. Conclusion: Even among high-volume, specialized neurotrauma centers there is substantial variation in structures and processes of TBI care. This variation provides an opportunity to study effectiveness of specific aspects of TBI care and to identify best practices with CER approaches.

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2020

2. Variation in structure and process of care in traumatic brain injury: Provider profiles of European Neurotrauma Centers participating in the CENTER-TBI study

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Cnossen, M, Polinder, S, Lingsma, H, Maas, A, Menon, D, Steyerberg, E, Adams, H, Alessandro, M, Allanson, J, Amrein, K, Andaluz, N, Andelic, N, Andrea, N, Andreassen, L, Anke, A, Antoni, A, Ardon, H, Audibert, G, Auslands, K, Azouvi, P, Baciu, C, Bacon, A, Badenes, R, Baglin, T, Bartels, R, Barzo, P, Bauerfeind, U, Beer, R, Belda, F, Bellander, B, Belli, A, Bellier, R, Benali, H, Benard, T, Berardino, M, Beretta, L, Beynon, C, Bilotta, F, Binder, H, Biqiri, E, Blaabjerg, M, Borgen, L, Bouzat, P, Bragge, P, Brazinova, A, Brehar, F, Brorsson, C, Buki, A, Bullinger, M, Buckova, V, Calappi, E, Cameron, P, Carbayo, L, Carise, E, Carpenter, C, Castano-Leon, A, Causin, F, Chevallard, G, Chieregato, A, Citerio, G, Coburn, M, Coles, J, Cooper, J, Correia, M, Covic, A, Curry, N, Czeiter, E, Czosnyka, M, Dahyot-Fizelier, C, Damas, F, Damas, P, Dawes, H, De Keyser, V, Della Corte, F, Depreitere, B, Ding, S, Dippel, D, Dizdarevic, K, Duliere, G, Dzeko, A, Eapen, G, Engemann, H, Ercole, A, Esser, P, Ezer, E, Fabricius, M, Feigin, V, Feng, J, Foks, K, Fossi, F, Francony, G, Frantzen, J, Freo, U, Frisvold, S, Furmanov, A, Gagliardo, P, Galanaud, D, Gao, G, Geleijns, K, Ghuysen, A, Giraud, B, Glocker, B, Gomez, P, Grossi, F, Gruen, R, Gupta, D, Haagsma, J, Hadzic, E, Haitsma, I, Hartings, J, Helbok, R, Helseth, E, Hertle, D, Hill, S, Hoedemaekers, A, Hoefer, S, Hutchinson, P, Haberg, A, Jacobs, B, Janciak, I, Janssens, K, Jiang, J, Jones, K, Kalala, J, Kamnitsas, K, Karan, M, Karau, J, Katila, A, Kaukonen, M, Keeling, D, Kerforne, T, Ketharanathan, N, Kettunen, J, Kivisaari, R, Kolias, A, Kolumban, B, Kompanje, E, Kondziella, D, Koskinen, L, Kovacs, N, Kalovits, F, Lagares, A, Lanyon, L, Laureys, S, Lauritzen, M, Lecky, F, Ledig, C, Lefering, R, Legrand, V, Lei, J, Levi, L, Lightfoot, R, Loeckx, D, Lozano, A, Luddington, R, Luijten-Arts, C, Macdonald, S, Macfayden, C, Maegele, M, Majdan, M, Major, S, Manara, A, Manhes, P, Manley, G, Martin, D, Martino, C, Maruenda, A, Marechal, H, Mastelova, D, Mattern, J, Mcmahon, C, Melegh, B, Menovsky, T, Morganti-Kossmann, C, Mulazzi, D, Mutschler, M, Muhlan, H, Negru, A, Nelson, D, Neugebauer, E, Newcombe, V, Noirhomme, Q, Nyiradi, J, Oddo, M, Oldenbeuving, A, Oresic, M, Ortolano, F, Palotie, A, Parizel, P, Patruno, A, Payen, J, Perera, N, Perlbarg, V, Persona, P, Peul, W, Pichon, N, Piilgaard, H, Piippo, A, Pili, F, Pirinen, M, Ples, H, Pomposo, I, Psota, M, Pullens, P, Puybasset, L, Ragauskas, A, Raj, R, Rambadagalla, M, Rehorcikova, V, Rhodes, J, Richardson, S, Ripatti, S, Rocka, S, Rodier, N, Roe, C, Roise, O, Roks, G, Romegoux, P, Rosand, J, Rosenfeld, J, Rosenlund, C, Rosenthal, G, Rossaint, R, Rossi, S, Rostalski, T, Rueckert, D, Ruiz De Arcaute, F, Rusnak, M, Sacchi, M, Sahakian, B, Sahuquillo, J, Sakowitz, O, Sala, F, Sanchez-Pena, P, Sanchez-Porras, R, Sandor, J, Santos, E, Sasse, N, Sasu, L, Savo, D, Schipper, I, Schlosser, B, Schmidt, S, Schneider, A, Schoechl, H, Schoonman, G, Schou, R, Schwendenwein, E, Scholl, M, Sir, O, Skandsen, T, Smakman, L, Smeets, D, Smielewski, P, Sorinola, A, Stamatakis, E, Stanworth, S, Stegemann, K, Steinbuchel, N, Stevens, R, Stewart, W, Stocchetti, N, Sundstrom, N, Synnot, A, Szabo, J, Soderberg, J, Taccone, F, Tamas, V, Tanskanen, P, Tascu, A, Taylor, M, Te Ao, B, Tenovuo, O, Teodorani, G, Theadom, A, Thomas, M, Tibboel, D, Tolias, C, Tshibanda, J, Tudora, C, Vajkoczy, P, Valeinis, E, Van Hecke, W, Van Praag, D, Van Roost, D, Van Vlierberghe, E, Vande Vyvere, T, Vanhaudenhuyse, A, Vargiolu, A, Vega, E, Verheyden, J, Vespa, P, Vik, A, Vilcinis, R, Vizzino, G, Vleggeert-Lankamp, C, Volovici, V, Vulekovic, P, Vamos, Z, Wade, D, Wang, K, Wang, L, Wildschut, E, Williams, G, Willumsen, L, Wilson, A, Wilson, L, Winkler, M, Ylen, P, Younsi, A, Zaaroor, M, Zhang, Z, Zheng, Z, Zumbo, F, De Lange, S, De Ruiter, G, Den Boogert, H, Van Dijck, J, Van Essen, T, Van Heugten, C, Van Der Jagt, M, Van Der Naalt, J, Cnossen M. C., Polinder S., Lingsma H. F., Maas A. I. R., Menon D., Steyerberg E. W., Adams H., Alessandro M., Allanson J., Amrein K., Andaluz N., Andelic N., Andrea N., Andreassen L., Anke A., Antoni A., Ardon H., Audibert G., Auslands K., Azouvi P., Baciu C., Bacon A., Badenes R., Baglin T., Bartels R., Barzo P., Bauerfeind U., Beer R., Belda F. J., Bellander B. -M., Belli A., Bellier R., Benali H., Benard T., Berardino M., Beretta L., Beynon C., Bilotta F., Binder H., Biqiri E., Blaabjerg M., Borgen L. S., Bouzat P., Bragge P., Brazinova A., Brehar F., Brorsson C., Buki A., Bullinger M., Buckova V., Calappi E., Cameron P., Carbayo L. G., Carise E., Carpenter C., Castano-Leon A. M., Causin F., Chevallard G., Chieregato A., Citerio G., Coburn M. C., Coles J., Cooper J. D., Correia M., Covic A., Curry N., Czeiter E., Czosnyka M., Dahyot-Fizelier C., Damas F., Damas P., Dawes H., De Keyser V., Della Corte F., Depreitere B., Ding S., Dippel D., Dizdarevic K., Duliere G. -L., Dzeko A., Eapen G., Engemann H., Ercole A., Esser P., Ezer E., Fabricius M., Feigin V. L., Feng J., Foks K., Fossi F., Francony G., Frantzen J., Freo U., Frisvold S., Furmanov A., Gagliardo P., Galanaud D., Gao G., Geleijns K., Ghuysen A., Giraud B., Glocker B., Gomez P. A., Grossi F., Gruen R. L., Gupta D., Haagsma J. A., Hadzic E., Haitsma I., Hartings J. A., Helbok R., Helseth E., Hertle D., Hill S., Hoedemaekers A., Hoefer S., Hutchinson P. J., Haberg A. K., Jacobs B., Janciak I., Janssens K., Jiang J., Jones K., Kalala J. -P., Kamnitsas K., Karan M., Karau J., Katila A., Kaukonen M., Keeling D., Kerforne T., Ketharanathan N., Kettunen J., Kivisaari R., Kolias A. G., Kolumban B., Kompanje E., Kondziella D., Koskinen L. -O., Kovacs N., Kalovits F., Lagares A., Lanyon L., Laureys S., Lauritzen M., Lecky F., Ledig C., Lefering R., Legrand V., Lei J., Levi L., Lightfoot R., Lingsma H., Loeckx D., Lozano A., Luddington R., Luijten-Arts C., MacDonald S., MacFayden C., Maegele M., Majdan M., Major S., Manara A., Manhes P., Manley G., Martin D., Martino C., Maruenda A., Marechal H., Mastelova D., Mattern J., McMahon C., Melegh B., Menovsky T., Morganti-Kossmann C., Mulazzi D., Mutschler M., Muhlan H., Negru A., Nelson D., Neugebauer E., Newcombe V., Noirhomme Q., Nyiradi J., Oddo M., Oldenbeuving A., Oresic M., Ortolano F., Palotie A., Parizel P. M., Patruno A., Payen J. -F., Perera N., Perlbarg V., Persona P., Peul W., Pichon N., Piilgaard H., Piippo A., Pili F. S., Pirinen M., Ples H., Pomposo I., Psota M., Pullens P., Puybasset L., Ragauskas A., Raj R., Rambadagalla M., Rehorcikova V., Rhodes J., Richardson S., Ripatti S., Rocka S., Rodier N., Roe C., Roise O., Roks G., Romegoux P., Rosand J., Rosenfeld J., Rosenlund C., Rosenthal G., Rossaint R., Rossi S., Rostalski T., Rueckert D. L., Ruiz De Arcaute F., Rusnak M., Sacchi M., Sahakian B., Sahuquillo J., Sakowitz O., Sala F., Sanchez-Pena P., Sanchez-Porras R., Sandor J., Santos E., Sasse N., Sasu L., Savo D., Schipper I., Schlosser B., Schmidt S., Schneider A., Schoechl H., Schoonman G., Schou R. F., Schwendenwein E., Scholl M., Sir O., Skandsen T., Smakman L., Smeets D., Smielewski P., Sorinola A., Stamatakis E. L., Stanworth S., Stegemann K., Steinbuchel N., Stevens R., Stewart W., Stocchetti N., Sundstrom N., Synnot A., Szabo J., Soderberg J., Taccone F. S., Tamas V., Tanskanen P., Tascu A., Taylor M. S., Te Ao B., Tenovuo O., Teodorani G., Theadom A., Thomas M., Tibboel D., Tolias C., Tshibanda J. -F. L., Tudora C. M., Vajkoczy P., Valeinis E., Van Hecke W., Van Praag D., Van Roost D., Van Vlierberghe E., Vande Vyvere T., Vanhaudenhuyse A., Vargiolu A., Vega E., Verheyden J., Vespa P. M., Vik A., Vilcinis R., Vizzino G., Vleggeert-Lankamp C., Volovici V., Vulekovic P., Vamos Z., Wade D., Wang K. K. W., Wang L., Wildschut E., Williams G., Willumsen L., Wilson A., Wilson L., Winkler M. K. L., Ylen P., Younsi A., Zaaroor M., Zhang Z., Zheng Z., Zumbo F., De Lange S., De Ruiter G. C. W., Den Boogert H., Van Dijck J., Van Essen T. A., Van Heugten C., Van Der Jagt M., Van Der Naalt J., Cnossen, M, Polinder, S, Lingsma, H, Maas, A, Menon, D, Steyerberg, E, Adams, H, Alessandro, M, Allanson, J, Amrein, K, Andaluz, N, Andelic, N, Andrea, N, Andreassen, L, Anke, A, Antoni, A, Ardon, H, Audibert, G, Auslands, K, Azouvi, P, Baciu, C, Bacon, A, Badenes, R, Baglin, T, Bartels, R, Barzo, P, Bauerfeind, U, Beer, R, Belda, F, Bellander, B, Belli, A, Bellier, R, Benali, H, Benard, T, Berardino, M, Beretta, L, Beynon, C, Bilotta, F, Binder, H, Biqiri, E, Blaabjerg, M, Borgen, L, Bouzat, P, Bragge, P, Brazinova, A, Brehar, F, Brorsson, C, Buki, A, Bullinger, M, Buckova, V, Calappi, E, Cameron, P, Carbayo, L, Carise, E, Carpenter, C, Castano-Leon, A, Causin, F, Chevallard, G, Chieregato, A, Citerio, G, Coburn, M, Coles, J, Cooper, J, Correia, M, Covic, A, Curry, N, Czeiter, E, Czosnyka, M, Dahyot-Fizelier, C, Damas, F, Damas, P, Dawes, H, De Keyser, V, Della Corte, F, Depreitere, B, Ding, S, Dippel, D, Dizdarevic, K, Duliere, G, Dzeko, A, Eapen, G, Engemann, H, Ercole, A, Esser, P, Ezer, E, Fabricius, M, Feigin, V, Feng, J, Foks, K, Fossi, F, Francony, G, Frantzen, J, Freo, U, Frisvold, S, Furmanov, A, Gagliardo, P, Galanaud, D, Gao, G, Geleijns, K, Ghuysen, A, Giraud, B, Glocker, B, Gomez, P, Grossi, F, Gruen, R, Gupta, D, Haagsma, J, Hadzic, E, Haitsma, I, Hartings, J, Helbok, R, Helseth, E, Hertle, D, Hill, S, Hoedemaekers, A, Hoefer, S, Hutchinson, P, Haberg, A, Jacobs, B, Janciak, I, Janssens, K, Jiang, J, Jones, K, Kalala, J, Kamnitsas, K, Karan, M, Karau, J, Katila, A, Kaukonen, M, Keeling, D, Kerforne, T, Ketharanathan, N, Kettunen, J, Kivisaari, R, Kolias, A, Kolumban, B, Kompanje, E, Kondziella, D, Koskinen, L, Kovacs, N, Kalovits, F, Lagares, A, Lanyon, L, Laureys, S, Lauritzen, M, Lecky, F, Ledig, C, Lefering, R, Legrand, V, Lei, J, Levi, L, Lightfoot, R, Loeckx, D, Lozano, A, Luddington, R, Luijten-Arts, C, Macdonald, S, Macfayden, C, Maegele, M, Majdan, M, Major, S, Manara, A, Manhes, P, Manley, G, Martin, D, Martino, C, Maruenda, A, Marechal, H, Mastelova, D, Mattern, J, Mcmahon, C, Melegh, B, Menovsky, T, Morganti-Kossmann, C, Mulazzi, D, Mutschler, M, Muhlan, H, Negru, A, Nelson, D, Neugebauer, E, Newcombe, V, Noirhomme, Q, Nyiradi, J, Oddo, M, Oldenbeuving, A, Oresic, M, Ortolano, F, Palotie, A, Parizel, P, Patruno, A, Payen, J, Perera, N, Perlbarg, V, Persona, P, Peul, W, Pichon, N, Piilgaard, H, Piippo, A, Pili, F, Pirinen, M, Ples, H, Pomposo, I, Psota, M, Pullens, P, Puybasset, L, Ragauskas, A, Raj, R, Rambadagalla, M, Rehorcikova, V, Rhodes, J, Richardson, S, Ripatti, S, Rocka, S, Rodier, N, Roe, C, Roise, O, Roks, G, Romegoux, P, Rosand, J, Rosenfeld, J, Rosenlund, C, Rosenthal, G, Rossaint, R, Rossi, S, Rostalski, T, Rueckert, D, Ruiz De Arcaute, F, Rusnak, M, Sacchi, M, Sahakian, B, Sahuquillo, J, Sakowitz, O, Sala, F, Sanchez-Pena, P, Sanchez-Porras, R, Sandor, J, Santos, E, Sasse, N, Sasu, L, Savo, D, Schipper, I, Schlosser, B, Schmidt, S, Schneider, A, Schoechl, H, Schoonman, G, Schou, R, Schwendenwein, E, Scholl, M, Sir, O, Skandsen, T, Smakman, L, Smeets, D, Smielewski, P, Sorinola, A, Stamatakis, E, Stanworth, S, Stegemann, K, Steinbuchel, N, Stevens, R, Stewart, W, Stocchetti, N, Sundstrom, N, Synnot, A, Szabo, J, Soderberg, J, Taccone, F, Tamas, V, Tanskanen, P, Tascu, A, Taylor, M, Te Ao, B, Tenovuo, O, Teodorani, G, Theadom, A, Thomas, M, Tibboel, D, Tolias, C, Tshibanda, J, Tudora, C, Vajkoczy, P, Valeinis, E, Van Hecke, W, Van Praag, D, Van Roost, D, Van Vlierberghe, E, Vande Vyvere, T, Vanhaudenhuyse, A, Vargiolu, A, Vega, E, Verheyden, J, Vespa, P, Vik, A, Vilcinis, R, Vizzino, G, Vleggeert-Lankamp, C, Volovici, V, Vulekovic, P, Vamos, Z, Wade, D, Wang, K, Wang, L, Wildschut, E, Williams, G, Willumsen, L, Wilson, A, Wilson, L, Winkler, M, Ylen, P, Younsi, A, Zaaroor, M, Zhang, Z, Zheng, Z, Zumbo, F, De Lange, S, De Ruiter, G, Den Boogert, H, Van Dijck, J, Van Essen, T, Van Heugten, C, Van Der Jagt, M, Van Der Naalt, J, Cnossen M. C., Polinder S., Lingsma H. F., Maas A. I. R., Menon D., Steyerberg E. W., Adams H., Alessandro M., Allanson J., Amrein K., Andaluz N., Andelic N., Andrea N., Andreassen L., Anke A., Antoni A., Ardon H., Audibert G., Auslands K., Azouvi P., Baciu C., Bacon A., Badenes R., Baglin T., Bartels R., Barzo P., Bauerfeind U., Beer R., Belda F. J., Bellander B. -M., Belli A., Bellier R., Benali H., Benard T., Berardino M., Beretta L., Beynon C., Bilotta F., Binder H., Biqiri E., Blaabjerg M., Borgen L. S., Bouzat P., Bragge P., Brazinova A., Brehar F., Brorsson C., Buki A., Bullinger M., Buckova V., Calappi E., Cameron P., Carbayo L. G., Carise E., Carpenter C., Castano-Leon A. M., Causin F., Chevallard G., Chieregato A., Citerio G., Coburn M. C., Coles J., Cooper J. D., Correia M., Covic A., Curry N., Czeiter E., Czosnyka M., Dahyot-Fizelier C., Damas F., Damas P., Dawes H., De Keyser V., Della Corte F., Depreitere B., Ding S., Dippel D., Dizdarevic K., Duliere G. -L., Dzeko A., Eapen G., Engemann H., Ercole A., Esser P., Ezer E., Fabricius M., Feigin V. L., Feng J., Foks K., Fossi F., Francony G., Frantzen J., Freo U., Frisvold S., Furmanov A., Gagliardo P., Galanaud D., Gao G., Geleijns K., Ghuysen A., Giraud B., Glocker B., Gomez P. A., Grossi F., Gruen R. L., Gupta D., Haagsma J. A., Hadzic E., Haitsma I., Hartings J. A., Helbok R., Helseth E., Hertle D., Hill S., Hoedemaekers A., Hoefer S., Hutchinson P. J., Haberg A. K., Jacobs B., Janciak I., Janssens K., Jiang J., Jones K., Kalala J. -P., Kamnitsas K., Karan M., Karau J., Katila A., Kaukonen M., Keeling D., Kerforne T., Ketharanathan N., Kettunen J., Kivisaari R., Kolias A. G., Kolumban B., Kompanje E., Kondziella D., Koskinen L. -O., Kovacs N., Kalovits F., Lagares A., Lanyon L., Laureys S., Lauritzen M., Lecky F., Ledig C., Lefering R., Legrand V., Lei J., Levi L., Lightfoot R., Lingsma H., Loeckx D., Lozano A., Luddington R., Luijten-Arts C., MacDonald S., MacFayden C., Maegele M., Majdan M., Major S., Manara A., Manhes P., Manley G., Martin D., Martino C., Maruenda A., Marechal H., Mastelova D., Mattern J., McMahon C., Melegh B., Menovsky T., Morganti-Kossmann C., Mulazzi D., Mutschler M., Muhlan H., Negru A., Nelson D., Neugebauer E., Newcombe V., Noirhomme Q., Nyiradi J., Oddo M., Oldenbeuving A., Oresic M., Ortolano F., Palotie A., Parizel P. M., Patruno A., Payen J. -F., Perera N., Perlbarg V., Persona P., Peul W., Pichon N., Piilgaard H., Piippo A., Pili F. S., Pirinen M., Ples H., Pomposo I., Psota M., Pullens P., Puybasset L., Ragauskas A., Raj R., Rambadagalla M., Rehorcikova V., Rhodes J., Richardson S., Ripatti S., Rocka S., Rodier N., Roe C., Roise O., Roks G., Romegoux P., Rosand J., Rosenfeld J., Rosenlund C., Rosenthal G., Rossaint R., Rossi S., Rostalski T., Rueckert D. L., Ruiz De Arcaute F., Rusnak M., Sacchi M., Sahakian B., Sahuquillo J., Sakowitz O., Sala F., Sanchez-Pena P., Sanchez-Porras R., Sandor J., Santos E., Sasse N., Sasu L., Savo D., Schipper I., Schlosser B., Schmidt S., Schneider A., Schoechl H., Schoonman G., Schou R. F., Schwendenwein E., Scholl M., Sir O., Skandsen T., Smakman L., Smeets D., Smielewski P., Sorinola A., Stamatakis E. L., Stanworth S., Stegemann K., Steinbuchel N., Stevens R., Stewart W., Stocchetti N., Sundstrom N., Synnot A., Szabo J., Soderberg J., Taccone F. S., Tamas V., Tanskanen P., Tascu A., Taylor M. S., Te Ao B., Tenovuo O., Teodorani G., Theadom A., Thomas M., Tibboel D., Tolias C., Tshibanda J. -F. L., Tudora C. M., Vajkoczy P., Valeinis E., Van Hecke W., Van Praag D., Van Roost D., Van Vlierberghe E., Vande Vyvere T., Vanhaudenhuyse A., Vargiolu A., Vega E., Verheyden J., Vespa P. M., Vik A., Vilcinis R., Vizzino G., Vleggeert-Lankamp C., Volovici V., Vulekovic P., Vamos Z., Wade D., Wang K. K. W., Wang L., Wildschut E., Williams G., Willumsen L., Wilson A., Wilson L., Winkler M. K. L., Ylen P., Younsi A., Zaaroor M., Zhang Z., Zheng Z., Zumbo F., De Lange S., De Ruiter G. C. W., Den Boogert H., Van Dijck J., Van Essen T. A., Van Heugten C., Van Der Jagt M., and Van Der Naalt J.

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Introduction: The strength of evidence underpinning care and treatment recommendations in traumatic brain injury (TBI) is low. Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has been proposed as a framework to provide evidence for optimal care for TBI patients. The first step in CER is to map the existing variation. The aim of current study is to quantify variation in general structural and process characteristics among centers participating in the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study. Methods: We designed a set of 11 provider profiling questionnaires with 321 questions about various aspects of TBI care, chosen based on literature and expert opinion. After pilot testing, questionnaires were disseminated to 71 centers from 20 countries participating in the CENTER-TBI study. Reliability of questionnaires was estimated by calculating a concordance rate among 5% duplicate questions. Results: All 71 centers completed the questionnaires. Median concordance rate among duplicate questions was 0.85. The majority of centers were academic hospitals (n = 65, 92%), designated as a level I trauma center (n = 48, 68%) and situated in an urban location (n = 70, 99%). The availability of facilities for neuro-trauma care varied across centers; e.g. 40 (57%) had a dedicated neuro-intensive care unit (ICU), 36 (51%) had an in-hospital rehabilitation unit and the organization of the ICU was closed in 64% (n = 45) of the centers. In addition, we found wide variation in processes of care, such as the ICU admission policy and intracranial pressure monitoring policy among centers. Conclusion: Even among high-volume, specialized neurotrauma centers there is substantial variation in structures and processes of TBI care. This variation provides an opportunity to study effectiveness of specific aspects of TBI care and to identify best practices with CER approaches.

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2016

3. Enlarged Virchow Robin spaces associate with cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis.

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Favaretto A, Lazzarotto A, Riccardi A, Pravato S, Margoni M, Causin F, Anglani MG, Seppi D, Poggiali D, and Gallo P

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Adult, Case-Control Studies, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting pathology, Brain blood supply, Brain physiopathology, Cognitive Dysfunction pathology, Cognitive Dysfunction physiopathology, Multiple Sclerosis pathology, Multiple Sclerosis physiopathology
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The clinical significance of Virchow Robin spaces (VRS) in inflammatory brain disorders, especially in multiple sclerosis (MS), is still undefined. We analysed enlarged VRS (eVRS) by means of phase sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) MRI sequence and investigated their association with inflammation or brain atrophy, and to clinical or physical disability. Forty-three MS patients (21 clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of MS [CIS], 15 RRMS, 7 progressive [PMS]) and 10 healthy controls (HC) were studied. 3DT1, 3DFLAIR and 2DPSIR images were obtained with a 3T MRI scanner. eVRS number and volume were calculated by manual segmentation (ITK-SNAP). Freesurfer was used to assess brain parenchymal fraction (BPF). All patients underwent clinical (EDSS) and cognitive (Rao's BRB and DKEFS) evaluation. eVRS number and volume resulted significantly higher on 2D-PSIR compared to both 3D-T1 (p<0.001) and 3D-FLAIR (p<0.001) and were significantly increased in CIS compared to HC (p<0.05), in PMS and RRMS compared to CIS (p<0.001) and in male versus female patients (p<0.05). eVRS volume increased significantly with disease duration (r = 0.6) but did not correlate with EDSS. eVRS significantly correlated with SPARTd (r = -0.47) and DKEFSfs (r = -0.46), especially when RRMS and PMS were merged in a single group (r = 0.89, p = 0.002 and r = 0.66, p = 0.009 respectively), while no correlation was found with BPF (r = 0.3), gadolinium-enhancing lesions (r = 0.2) and WMT2 lesion volume (r = 0.2). 2DPSIR allowed the detection of an impressive higher number of eVRS compared to 3DT1 and 3DFLAIR. eVRS associate with SPARTd and DKEFSfs failure in relapse-onset MS, suggesting they may contribute to cognitive decline in MS.

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2017
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4. The Parallel Analysis of Phase Sensitive Inversion Recovery (PSIR) and Double Inversion Recovery (DIR) Images Significantly Improves the Detection of Cortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since Clinical Onset.

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Favaretto A, Poggiali D, Lazzarotto A, Rolma G, Causin F, and Gallo P

Subjects
Adult, Demography, Female, Humans, Male, Cerebral Cortex pathology, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting pathology
Abstract

Background: Double inversion recovery (DIR) detects only a minority (<20%) of cortical lesions (CL) in multiple sclerosis (MS). Phase-sensitive inversion recovery (PSIR) was suggested to be substantially superior to DIR in the detection of cortical lesions (CL). These two sequences might be complementary., Objectives: To analyze CL frequency and type in MS patients having different disease duration and disability, including patients at clinical onset, and to discern more correctly the artifacts, by combining DIR and PSIR images., Patients and Methods: 40 patients were enrolled in the study: 10 clinically isolated syndrome/early relapsing remitting MS (CIS/eRRMS), 24 relapsing remitting MS (RRMS), 6 secondary progressive MS (SPMS). DIR and PSIR images were jointly used to classify lesions as purely intracortical (IC), leukocortical (LC) and juxtacortical (JC)., Results: PSIR disclosed CL in 100% of the patients and was capable of identifying more than four times lesions (455.5%, p<0.00001), especially IC (mean numbers: 36.5 in CIS/eRRMS, 45.0 in RRMS and 52.3 in SPMS) and LC (mean numbers: 10.9 in CIS/eRRMS, 20.1 in RRMS and 25.3 in SPMS), compared to DIR (p<0.00001). CL number was significantly higher in SPMS compared to RRMS (p<0.0001). Artifacts were more accurately identified by comparing the two sequences., Conclusions: Our study confirms the higher ability of PSIR in disclosing and classifying CL. The presence of CL in all CIS patients further points out the relevance of cortical pathology in MS. Whether the parallel analysis of DIR and PSIR images may be useful for diagnostic purposes, especially when a diagnosis of MS is suspected but not confirmed by routine MRI, needs to be evaluated in larger patient series. The analysis of the cortex by DIR and PSIR may also allow a better stratification of the patients for prognostic and counseling purposes, as well as for their inclusion in clinical studies.

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2015
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